Pain and Glory

2019

Spain

1h 53min

Directed by: Pedro Almodovar

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Leonardo Sbaraglia

Language: Spanish

Retired director Salvador (Banderas) reflects on his life while one of his older movies is being restored. This is Almodóvar on subdued, melancholic form, and while the film’s standoffish tone prevents us from feeling fully involved, the director’s sense of cinema remains undiminished.

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Movie maestro discusses his latest film, Pain and Glory, in which a filmmaker looks back over his life

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